Question

Can an object with zero net force acting on it be moving? Explain.

Discuss how an object’s acceleration relates to the direction of its movement.

Answer 1

According to laws of motion, a thing remains in the same position as far as there is no net external force acting on it. If it is in motion, it will continued to be in n motion with the constant velocity if no net force acting on it.

So it can be possible that if net force is zero then also an object can be in moving, but moving with constant velocity.

Generally the movement is in the direction of acceleration, but it the object is already in moving condition and if we apply acceleration in opposite direction of motion then it will continue to move in same direction as before the retardation was acting and due to this acceleration in opposite motion, once velocity become zero then only the object will move in the direction of acceleration.